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BIG GAME Hunting in Kafue Zambia


Dendro Park Safari Ranch

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Dendro Park Ranch - Zambia

Alan and Jessie Bird own and operate Dendro Park exclusive private ranch offering excellent "cape buffalo" hunting safaris, and a range of plains game species. Accommodation includes true bushveld style thatched chalets complemented with lodge bar & outdoor swimming pool
DENDRO PARK main hunting season is from  late April/May through September/early October

Dendro Safari Park game fenced ranch is located 35km from Ngoma bush airstrip in the Kafue National Park. The terrain is easy going and mainly flat with undulating open plains woodland forest bushveld and thickets offering real Africa bushveld walk and stalk hunting at it's very best and does not present any difficulty for those with reasonable fitness levels. All hunting is normally done on foot, but should a client have health or fitness limitations we will adjust the hunt conditions to suit a specific situation, and use safari vehicle transport accordingly

We arrange for our PH guide and outfitter Dene Bird to pick up and return client's to Ngoma bush airstrip after the air charter arrives from Livingstone. Non hunting guests are welcome

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Sable buffalo leopard (2011) specials - please inquire
 Cape buffalo bull/plains game hunt packs (one to four hunters) 7 9 & 10 day package 

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Cape Buffalo bull - - - hunting package

We offer a 7-day (cape buffalo) special hunting package being (5-days hunting) PLUS the arrive/depart day The package price includes the specie fee for (1 x cape buffalo bull) animal and all other service at the ranch
A second buffalo bull and plains can be added to this package as extra, specie fees as per the price schedule
PRIME species being (Sable Roan Kafue Lechwe and Livingstone Eland) are not allowed on this 7-day package
These PRIME plains game species can ONLY be taken ON our (unlimited specie) special 9 day special package

Buff Leopard Roan Eland Lechwe + other

We offer a 9-day (buffalo/plains game) special package, being 7-days hunting plus the arrive and depart day Any plains game on the ranch (excluding sable) can be hunted and a maximum of 2 x cape buffalo bull specie
The 9 day pack cost $13,000 1x1 or $12,500 2x1 PLUS the standard specie fee for animals taken or wounded

Buff Leopard Sable Roan Eland & Lechwe

We offer 10-day (buff/plains game) special pack - being 7-days hunting + arrive + extra travel + depart day Any plains game species available on the ranch can be hunted, and a maximum of 2 x cape buffalo bull specie
We dont have sable on Dendro Park, we drive 5-hrs to Bird Estate for sable then we drive back to Livingstone
NB:on this package you will only need to book a (one way) United air charter flight from Livingstone to Ngoma
The 10 day pack cost $13,500 1x1 or $13,000 2x1 plus the standard specie fee for animals taken or wounded


We have the following rifles available for hire which saves import permits: 458, 375, 308, 300, 3006 shotguns

Dippack processing and freight of trophies are all done by the taxidermist/agent in Lusaka contact Mike direct
Bangweulu Taxidermy Mike Borman < bangweulu@microlink.zm > We charge $350 to deliver trophies to Lusaka

Upon arrival in Livingstone ( option to overnight on the way in ) and rest up at the world famous Victoria Falls
or take the 1-hour charter flight ex:Livingstoine to Ngoma bush airstrip, with an afternoon arrival @ the ranch
If you do overnight in Livingstone then arrange the charter flight to Ngoma at 11:00 am the following morning
You can option additional overnights in Livingstone (following the hunt) to take in sightseeing and adventures
The charter Livingstone to Ngoma is 4 pax + the pilot and 20 kg luggage pp in soft bags rifles in soft gun case

UNITED Air Charter out of Livingstone email contact to book is < info@uaczam.com > always cc: the pilot Izak
UNITED Air Charter chief pilot Izak Smit: < izak@uaczam.com > can be contacted to discuss the charter flight

  Terms Of Business - note carefully  

To book a hunt send 50% deposit via telegraphic transfer to our nominated bank account, with the remainder payable at the ranch before hunting starts. Always pay ALL Bank FEES at source when you make the transfer

Should a hunt be cancelled for any reason less than six months prior to a stated hunt date, that deposit is not refunded. If cancelled six months plus from the start date, then 50% of the deposit received will be refunded

Hunting and travel has risk, we take safety measures but dont accept liability for any unforeseen occurrences. Clients arrange their own medical accident baggage trip cancel/medical evacuation insurance cover as required

Balla-Balla are not responsible for charter delay or cancellation due to any circumstances beyond our control. No cancellation liability accepted under any circumstances for any changes delay or other. Charter costs may be subject to change in the event of any unforseen increase in operating or fuel costs at the time of travel

The hunt begins upon an agreed arrival date in Livingstone or at the ranch, with the full package price or daily rates to be paid upon arrival at the camp. Should the client need to depart from the ranch early or curtail the hunt for any reason whatsoever, the full contracted package price or the daily rate payment is still applicable

The advertised specie fees for all hunted or wounded animals as determined by the PH, MUST all be paid prior to departing from the ranch. If client's on our cape buffalo special package hunt fail to get their buffalo trophy (excluding wounding) we would then either refund or deduct the full specie fee as advertised for cape buffalo in their contract and / or as listed above in the Dendro Park Ranch, Zambia - - US dollar specie fee price list

Final payment at the ranch must be in Amex US$ travelers cheque, US$ cash or combination. We may accept Euro cash notes at our nominated forex rate. NO personal or bank cheque accepted under any circumstances

 Dendro Park Zambia -- 7 day hunting safari package -- itinarary schedule and logistics 

Flight from JNB / Your arrival at Livingstone airport - and ovenight stay

Clients overnighting in Livingstone prior to hunting need to arrange transfers to their overnight accommodation at the Zambezi Sun or the Royal Livingstone VIP hotel with associated transfers and accommodations costs to be the clients own account. Clients will need to pre-book and schedule their UNITED-AIR-CHARTER Livingstone airport flight out to Ngoma bush-airstrip in the Kafue Park for around 11:30 am after booking out from the hotel

Day 1 / Flight from JNB / Livingstone to Ngoma charter - the arrival day

Those clients whom are not overnighting in Livingstone can then charter direct into Ngoma bush-airstrip upon their arrival from Johannesburg, they will then be at Dendro Park Ranch by late afternoon time, to settle into camp sight in their rifles and relax around the campfire. This being day-1 which is the non-hunting arrival day

DAYS 2 - 6 / The scheduled 5-day hunting safari at Dendro Park Ranch

Hunting normally commences soon after first light and continues for 5-days with the departure from the ranch (after the hunt is completed) back to Ngoma bush-air airstrip following breakfast on the morning of day-7

DAY 7 / The departure day and charter flight ex: Ngoma to Livingstone

Departure from the ranch is planned for early in the morning after breakfast bound for Ngoma bush-airstrip to meet the scheduled charter flight back to Livingstone. You can then either option to overnight in Livingstone or transfer direct to your pre-scheduled international connect flight back via Johannesburg, and back home

Dendro Park Ranch - packages daily rates and miscellaneous fee
 7-day buffalo / plains game pack includes arrive/depart day
  US Dollar
  Cape buffalo Special - 5 day package - 1 x 1 hunt    11900
  Cape buffalo Special - 5 day package - 2 x 1 hunt    10500
  Arrival non-hunting day -- hunter daily rate charge       250
  The accompanying observer guest --- daily charge       250
 9-day ALL SPECIES  includes arrive/depart day/species extra

  
  Buffalo and also - leopard roan lechwe eland + other - 1 x 1    13000
  Buffalo and also - leopard roan lechwe eland + other - 2 x 1    12500
 10-day ALL SPECIE - inc arrive/depart/travel day/species extra

  
  Buff and/ or leopard sable roan lechwe eland + other - 1 x 1    13500
  Buff and/ or leopard sable roan lechwe eland + other - 2 x 1    13000
  The accompanying observer guest daily rate charge       250
  Add on 1 extra hunting day + miscellaneous daily rate charge

 
  One client   & professional hunter - 1 x 1     1500
  Two clients & professional hunter - 2 x 1     1250
  SPECIAL plains game only rate per client      750
  Kafue national Park, adventure trip visits      500
  Wildlife photographic safaris on/off ranch      500
  Arrival (non-hunting day) hunters charge      250
 United Charter + rifle permit + dip and pack + other charges

 
  UNITED Air Charter - private charter : Livingstone - Ngoma - LIV      POA
  Rifle import export permit - OR we loan rifles + provide ammunition      250
  Dip and pack process by agent: Bangweulu Taxidermy Ltd. Lusaka      POA
  Delivery ex: the ranch of trophies to nominated Lusaka taxidermist      350
  Zambia entry visa, Livingstone transfer, park entry fee - estimate      350
  Overnight accommodation Zambezi Sun or Royal Livingstone Hotel      POA

Dendro Park Ranch - applicable specie trophy fee
 Cape buffalo male     3250  Lichtenstein's hartebeest     1700
 Bushbuck, chobe      750  Oribi      500
 Bushpig      550  Puku      750
 Civit      450  Reedbuck      750
 Crawshays defassa waterbuck     1400  Roan antelope  - - 7 hunt days     4750
 Duiker      300  Sable (Bird Estate) 7 hunt days     5000
 Impala      350  Sharpe's grysbok      600
 Kudu     1400  Warthog      350
 Kafue lechwe   - 7 hunting days     3700  Wildebeest     1000
 Leopard          - 7 hunting days     5000  Zebra     1000
 Liv'stone eland - 7 hunting days     2500  LEOPARD Bait's     150/each

Hunting plains game with us in South Africa is an additional option for consideration
should you consider hunting a broader range & larger number of plain game species
Our (plains game hunting) ranch in SA can be found on link
Balla-Balla Conservancy

  INCLUDED - - - in the package price  


The services of a professional hunter tracker skinners and other associated safari staff
Transfer in open vehicle from & back to Ngoma bush airstrip 35km to the hunting camp
Full accommodation meals drinks laundry services, we provide local beer and soft drinks
Field preparation of the hunted trophies

  NOT included - in the package price  


International and national connecting flights and airfares
Private charter plane flight ex -: Livingstone to Ngoma airstrip
Rifle import export permit which we arrange from the Police in Lusaka
Any government licences levies or miscellaneous fees when and if applicable
Satellite phone calls available for emergencies or as requested at US $8/per minute
Hotel or travel & transfer costs before or after the safari at Johannesburg or Livingstone
Specie fees of all hunted or wounded animals as determined by the Professional Hunter Guide
Clients to bring their own duty free wine and spirits or speciality drinks as required
USA passport holders can obtain their Zambia entry visa at the border upon arrival
Medical accident baggage trip cancellation & MARS air rescue service liability cover
Miscellaneous tips and gratuities as deemed appropriate for the PH and other staff
Trophy delivery ex : ranch to Lusaka, dip pack crate export licence documentation
The trophy freight costs ex: Lusaka airport are paid COLLECT at your home entry port or delivery location
Your home based taxidermist clearing agent, import licences, documentation and other applicable charges

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